Human Firewalls: Fact or Fiction?

Thursday April 4, 2019 — 10 am PT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET

Looking at the current cyber attacks, it's clear that ransomware, phishing, CEO Fraud, and W-2 scams are on the rise—costing organizations billions of dollars in 2018 alone. It got us thinking, what security measures are actually effective with this ever-changing threat landscape? Are technological defenses enough? Is it really necessary or feasible for you to train and test end-users to the point of becoming a human firewall? Is a human firewall even helpful if antivirus, firewalls, email security, etc. are already in place?

Join our team of experts as we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a technology-only approach and whether end-users can actually be trained to the point of reducing organizational risk. Learn the facts, so you can decide how best to invest your time and money to make sure your organization gets the best bang out of your security budget buck.

Be sure to submit your questions ahead of time for our presenters.

Earn 2 CPE credits

Mitchell Parker, CISSP, is the Executive Director of Information Security and Compliance at IU Health. Previous to this job, he was the CISO at Temple Health, an academic health system in Philadelphia, PA. Mitch has done a significant amount of work in researching the effects of cloud computing, network-based threats, compliance, and privacy and security requirements on connected health devices. While he was at Temple, Mitch worked collaboratively with a number of EMR and biomedical equipment vendors to improve their security postures and provide a better quality of service. He currently resides in Carmel, IN, with his wife, two children, and two cats.

Erich Kron

Security Awareness Advocate,KnowBe4

Erich Kron is a veteran information security professional with over 18 years’ experience in the medical, aerospace manufacturing and defense fields. He is the former security manager for the 2nd Regional Cyber Center-Western Hemisphere and holds CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, MCITP, CCENT and ITIL v3 certifications, among others. He has managed the technical integration and functional testing of multi-million-dollar enterprise level technology projects within the Department of Defense, as well as large military security programs. Erich has worked with information security professionals around the world to provide the tools, training and educational opportunities to succeed in the InfoSec industry.

Dominick Frazier

Security Awareness Program Manager ,Cerner Corporation

Dominick is a security professional with 13 years of overall experience with his current role being in Cyber Security. In his current role he serves as Security Awareness Program Manager responsible for the conversation around security between technical and non-technical teams, which extends to both internal employees and clients. Given his tenure in security, he has robust knowledge of the information technology and physical security sector including applicable regulations and frameworks.

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